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March 26is the 85th day of the year (86th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;280 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 590– EmperorMauriceproclaims his sonTheodosiusas co-emperor of theByzantine Empire.[1]
- 624– FirstEid al-Fitrcelebration.
- 1021– The death of theFatimidcaliphal-Hakim bi-Amr Allah,kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son,al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah.[2]
- 1027–Pope John XIXcrownsConrad IIasHoly Roman Emperor.
- 1169–Saladinbecomes theemirofEgypt.
- 1344– TheSiege of Algeciras,one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
- 1351–Combat of the Thirty:ThirtyBretonknights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
- 1484–William Caxtonprints his translation ofAesop's Fables.
- 1552–Guru Amar Dasbecomes the ThirdSikh guru.
1601–1900[edit]
- 1636–Utrecht Universityis founded in theNetherlands.
- 1640– TheRoyal Academy of Turku,the first university ofFinland,is founded in the city ofTurkuby QueenChristina of Swedenat the proposal of CountPer Brahe.[3][4]
- 1651–Silver-loadedSpanish shipSan Joséis pushed south by strong winds, subsequentlyit wrecks in the coast of southern Chileand its surviving crew is killed by indigenousCuncos.[5][6]
- 1697–Safavidgovernment troopstake control of Basra.
- 1700–William Dampieris the first European to circumnavigateNew Britain,discovering it is an island (which he names Nova Britannia) rather than part ofNew Guinea.[7]
- 1812– AnearthquakedevastatesCaracas,Venezuela.
- 1812 – A political cartoon in theBoston-Gazettecoins the term "gerrymander"to describe oddly shapedelectoral districtsdesigned to help incumbents win reelection.
- 1830– TheBook of Mormonis published inPalmyra, New York.
- 1839– The firstHenley Royal Regattais held.
- 1871– The elections of Commune council of theParis Communeare held.
- 1885– TheMétispeople of theDistrict of SaskatchewanunderLouis Rielbegin theNorth-West RebellionagainstCanada.
- 1896–An explosionat theBrunner MinenearGreymouth,New Zealand kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial accident.[8]
1901–present[edit]
- 1913–First Balkan War:BulgarianforcescaptureAdrianople.
- 1915– TheVancouver Millionaireswin the1915 Stanley Cup Finals,the first championship played between thePacific Coast Hockey Associationand theNational Hockey Association.
- 1917–World War I:First Battle of Gaza:British troops are halted after 17,000Turksblock their advance.
- 1922– TheGerman Social Democratic Partyis founded in Poland.
- 1931–Swissairis founded as thenational airlineofSwitzerland.
- 1931 –Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Unionis founded inVietnam.
- 1934– TheUnited Kingdom driving testis introduced.
- 1939–Spanish Civil War:Nationalistsbegin theirfinal offensiveof the war.
- 1942–World War II:The first female prisoners arrive atAuschwitzconcentration campinGerman-occupied Poland.
- 1945– World War II: TheBattle of Iwo Jimaends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
- 1954–Nuclear weapons testing:TheRomeo shotofOperation Castleis detonated atBikini Atoll.Yield: 11 megatons.
- 1955–Pan Am Flight 845/26ditches in thePacific Oceanoff the coast ofOregon,killing four.[9]
- 1958– The United States Army launchesExplorer 3.
- 1958 – TheAfrican Regroupment Partyis launched at a meeting inParis.
- 1967– Ten thousand people gather for one of manyCentral Park be-insinNew York City.
- 1970–South VietnamesePresidentNguyễn Văn Thiệuimplements aland reform programto solve the problem ofland tenancy.
- 1971–East Pakistandeclares its independence fromPakistanto formBangladeshand theBangladesh Liberation Warbegins.
- 1975– TheBiological Weapons Conventioncomes into force.
- 1979–Anwar al-Sadat,Menachem BeginandJimmy Cartersign theEgypt–Israel peace treatyin Washington, D.C.
- 1979 – AnInterflugIlyushin Il-18crashesatQuatro de Fevereiro Airportduring arejected takeoff,killing 10.[10]
- 1981–Social Democratic Party (UK)is founded as a party.
- 1982– A groundbreaking ceremony for theVietnam Veterans Memorialis held in Washington, D.C.
- 1991–Argentina,Brazil,UruguayandParaguaysign theTreaty of Asunción,establishingMercosur,the South Common Market.
- 1991 –Singapore Airlines Flight 117is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted toChangi Airport.[11]
- 1997– Thirty-nine bodies are found in theHeaven's Gatemass suicides.
- 1998– During theAlgerian Civil War,theOued Bouaicha massacresees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
- 2005– Around 200,000 to 300,000Taiwanesedemonstrate inTaipeiin opposition to theAnti-Secession LawofChina.
- 2010– The South Korean Navy corvetteCheonanistorpedoed,killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, thePresident of the United Nations Security Councilblames North Korea.
- 2017–Russia-wide anti-corruption protestsin 99 cities. TheLevada Centersurvey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
- 2024– TheFrancis Scott Key Bridgecollapsesfollowing a collision between theMV Dalicontainer ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing 6 people.[12]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 1516–Conrad Gessner,Swiss botanist and zoologist (d. 1565)
- 1554–Charles of Lorraine,duke of Mayenne (d. 1611)
- 1584–John II,duke of Zweibrücken (d. 1635)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1633–Mary Beale,British artist (d. 1699)
- 1634–Domenico Freschi,Italian priest and composer (d. 1710)
- 1656–Nicolaas Hartsoeker,Dutch mathematician and physicist (d. 1725)
- 1687–Sophia Dorothea of Hanover,queen consort of Prussia (d. 1757)
- 1698–Prokop Diviš,Czech priest, scientist and inventor (d. 1765)
- 1749–William Blount,American politician (d. 1800)
- 1753–Benjamin Thompson,American-French physicist and politician,Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies(d. 1814)
- 1773–Nathaniel Bowditch,American mathematician and navigator (d. 1838)
- 1794–Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld,German painter (d. 1872)
- 1804–David Humphreys Storer,American physician and academic (d. 1891)
- 1824–Julie-Victoire Daubié,French journalist (d. 1874)[13]
- 1829–Théodore Aubanel,French poet (d. 1886)
- 1829 –Georg Andreas Bull,Norwegian architect (d. 1917)[14]
- 1830–Dewitt Clinton Senter,American politician, 18thGovernor of Tennessee(d. 1898)[15]
- 1842–Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre,French occultist (d. 1909)
- 1850–Edward Bellamy,American author, socialist, and utopian visionary (d. 1898)
- 1852–Élémir Bourges,French author (d. 1925)
- 1854–Maurice Lecoq,French target shooter (d. 1925)
- 1856–William Massey,Irish-New Zealand farmer and politician, 19thPrime Minister of New Zealand(d. 1925)
- 1857–Théodore Tuffier,French surgeon (d. 1929)
- 1859–A. E. Housman,English poet and scholar (d. 1936)
- 1859 –Adolf Hurwitz,German-Swiss mathematician and academic (d. 1919)
- 1860–André Prévost,French tennis player (d. 1919)
- 1866–Fred Karno,English producer and manager (d. 1941)
- 1868– KingFuad I of Egypt(d. 1936)
- 1873–Dorothea Bleek,South African-German anthropologist and philologist (d. 1948)
- 1874–Robert Frost,American poet and playwright (d. 1963)
- 1875–Max Abraham,Polish-German physicist and academic (d. 1922)
- 1875 –Syngman Rhee,South Korean journalist and politician, 1stPresident of South Korea(d. 1965)
- 1876–William of Wied,prince of Albania (d. 1945)
- 1876 –Kate Richards O'Hare,American Socialist Party activist and editor (d. 1948)
- 1879–Othmar Ammann,Swiss-American engineer, designed theGeorge Washington BridgeandVerrazzano-Narrows Bridge(d. 1965)
- 1879 –Waldemar Tietgens,German rower (d. 1917)
- 1881–Guccio Gucci,Italian fashion designer, foundedGucci(d. 1953)
- 1882–Hermann Obrecht,Swiss politician (d. 1940)
- 1884–Wilhelm Backhaus,German pianist and educator (d. 1969)
- 1884 –Georges Imbert,French chemical engineer and inventor (d. 1950)
- 1886–Hugh Mulzac,Vincentian-American soldier and politician (d. 1971)
- 1888–Elsa Brändström,Swedish nurse and philanthropist (d. 1948)
- 1893–James Bryant Conant,American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1stUnited States Ambassador to West Germany(d. 1978)
- 1893 –Palmiro Togliatti,Italian journalist and politician,Italian Minister of Justice(d. 1964)
- 1894–Viorica Ursuleac,Ukrainian-Romanian soprano and actress (d. 1985)
- 1895–Vilho Tuulos,Finnish triple jumper (d. 1967)
- 1898–Rudolf Dassler,German businessman, foundedPuma SE(d. 1974)
- 1898 –Charles Shadwell,English conductor and bandleader (d. 1979)
- 1900–Angela Maria Autsch,German nun, died in Auschwitz helping Jewish prisoners (d. 1941)[16]
1901–present[edit]
- 1904–Joseph Campbell,American mythologist and author (d. 1987)
- 1904 –Emilio Fernández,Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1986)
- 1904 –Attilio Ferraris,Italian footballer (d. 1947)
- 1904 –Xenophon Zolotas,Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2004)
- 1905–Monty Berman,English cinematographer and producer (d. 2006)
- 1905 –André Cluytens,Belgian-French conductor and director (d. 1967)
- 1905 –Viktor Frankl,Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1997)
- 1905 –Mona Williams,American novelist, short story writer and poet (d. 1991)[17][18][19]
- 1906–Rafael Méndez,Mexican trumpet player and composer (d. 1981)
- 1906 –H. Radclyffe Roberts,American entomologist and museum administrator (d. 1982)[20]
- 1907–Azellus Denis,Canadian lawyer and politician,Postmaster General of Canada(d. 1991)
- 1907 –Mahadevi Varma,Indian poet and activist (d. 1987)
- 1908–Franz Stangl,Austrian-GermanSSofficer (d. 1971)
- 1909–Chips Rafferty,Australian actor (d. 1971)
- 1909 –Héctor José Cámpora,former President of Argentina (d. 1980)[21]
- 1910–K. W. Devanayagam,Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10thSri Lankan Minister of Justice(d. 2002)
- 1911–Lennart Atterwall,Swedish javelin thrower (d. 2001)
- 1911 –J. L. Austin,English philosopher and academic (d. 1960)
- 1911 –Bernard Katz,German-English biophysicist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2003)
- 1911 –Tennessee Williams,American playwright, and poet (d. 1983)
- 1913–Jacqueline de Romilly,Franco-Greek philologist, author, and scholar (d. 2010)
- 1913 –Paul Erdős,Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1996)
- 1914–Toru Kumon,Japanese mathematician and academic (d. 1995)
- 1914 –William Westmoreland,American general (d. 2005)
- 1915–Lennart Strandberg,Swedish sprinter (d. 1989)
- 1915 –Hwang Sun-won,North Korean author and poet (d. 2000)
- 1916–Christian B. Anfinsen,American biochemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1995)
- 1916 –Bill Edrich,English cricketer and footballer (d. 1986)
- 1916 –Sterling Hayden,American actor and author (d. 1986)
- 1917–Rufus Thomas,American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
- 1919–Strother Martin,American actor (d. 1980)
- 1919 –Roger Leger,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1965)
- 1920–Sergio Livingstone,Chilean footballer and journalist (d. 2012)
- 1922–William Milliken,American politician, 44thGovernor of Michigan(d. 2019)
- 1922 –Oscar Sala,Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (d. 2010)
- 1922 –Guido Stampacchia,Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1978)
- 1923–Gert Bastian,German general and politician (d. 1992)
- 1923 –Bob Elliott,American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
- 1925–Maqsood Ahmed,Pakistani cricketer (d. 1999)
- 1925 –Pierre Boulez,French pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2016)
- 1925 –Vesta Roy,American politician,Governor of New Hampshire(d. 2002)
- 1925 –Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton,English soldier and politician (d. 2020)
- 1925 –Ben Mondor,Canadian-American businessman (d. 2010)
- 1925 –James Moody,American saxophonist and composer (d. 2010)
- 1927–Harold Chapman,English photographer (d. 2022)[22]
- 1929–Edward Sorel,American illustrator and caricaturist
- 1929 –Edwin Turney,American businessman, co-foundedAdvanced Micro Devices(d. 2008)
- 1930–Gregory Corso,American poet (d. 2001)
- 1930 –Sandra Day O'Connor,American lawyer and jurist (d. 2023)[23]
- 1931–Leonard Nimoy,American actor (d. 2015)
- 1932–Leroy Griffith,American businessman
- 1932 –James Andrew Harris,American chemist and academic (d. 2000)
- 1933–Tinto Brass,Italian director and screenwriter
- 1934–Alan Arkin,American actor (d. 2023)[24]
- 1934 –Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa,Brazilian footballer (d. 2002)
- 1937–Wayne Embry,American basketball player and manager
- 1937 –Barbara Jones,American sprinter
- 1937 –James Lee,Canadian businessman and politician, 26thPremier of Prince Edward Island(d. 2023)
- 1938–Norman Ackroyd,English painter and illustrator
- 1938 –Anthony James Leggett,English-American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate
- 1940–James Caan,American actor and singer (d. 2022)[25][26]
- 1940 –Nancy Pelosi,American lawyer and politician, 52ndSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives
- 1941–Richard Dawkins,Kenyan-English ethologist, biologist, and academic[27]
- 1941 –Lella Lombardi,Italian racing driver (d. 1992)
- 1942–Erica Jong,American novelist and poet
- 1943–Mustafa Kalemli,Turkish physician and politician,Turkish Minister of the Interior
- 1943 –Bob Woodward,American journalist and author
- 1944–Diana Ross,American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1945–Paul Bérenger,Mauritian politician,Prime Minister of Mauritius
- 1945 –Mikhail Voronin,Russian gymnast and coach (d. 2004)
- 1946–Johnny Crawford,American actor and singer (d. 2021)
- 1946 –Alain Madelin,French politician,French Minister of Finance[28]
- 1947–Subhash Kak,Indian-American professor and author
- 1947 –John Rowles,New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
- 1948–Kyung-wha Chung,South Korean violinist and educator
- 1948 –Richard Tandy,English pianist and keyboard player (d. 2024)
- 1948 –Steven Tyler,American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1949–Jon English,English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2016)
- 1949 –Rudi Koertzen,South African cricketer and umpire (d. 2022)
- 1949 –Vicki Lawrence,American actress, comedian, talk show host, and singer
- 1949 –Fran Sheehan,American bass player
- 1949 –Patrick Süskind,German author and screenwriter
- 1949 –Ernest Lee Thomas,American actor
- 1950–Teddy Pendergrass,American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
- 1950 –Graham Barlow,English cricketer
- 1950 –Martin Short,Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer
- 1950 –Alan Silvestri,American composer and conductor
- 1951–Željko Pavličević,Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player
- 1951 –Carl Wieman,American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate
- 1952–Didier Pironi,French racing driver (d. 1987)[29]
- 1953–Lincoln Chafee,American academic and politician, 74thGovernor of Rhode Island
- 1953 –Elaine Chao,Taiwanese-American banker and politician, 24thUnited States Secretary of Labor
- 1953 –Tatyana Providokhina,Russian runner
- 1954–Clive Palmer,Australian businessman and politician
- 1954 –Curtis Sliwa,American talk show host and activist, foundedGuardian Angels
- 1954 –Dorothy Porter,Australian poet and playwright (d. 2008)
- 1956–Charly McClain,Americancountry musicsinger
- 1956 –Park Won-soon,South Korean lawyer and politician, 35thMayor of Seoul(d. 2020)
- 1957–Fiona Bruce,Scottish lawyer and politician
- 1957 –Leeza Gibbons,American talk show host and television personality
- 1957 –Paul Morley,English journalist, producer, and author
- 1957 –Shirin Neshat,Iranian visual artist
- 1958–Elio de Angelis,Italian racing driver (d. 1986)
- 1960–Marcus Allen,American football player and sportscaster
- 1960 –Jennifer Grey,American actress and dancer[30]
- 1960 –Graeme Rutjes,Australian-Dutch footballer
- 1961–William Hague,English historian and politician,First Secretary of State
- 1962–Richard Coles,English pianist, saxophonist, and priest
- 1962 –Kevin Seitzer,American baseball player and coach
- 1962 –Yuri Gidzenko,Russian pilot and cosmonaut
- 1962 –John Stockton,American basketball player and coach
- 1962 –Eric Allan Kramer,American-Canadian actor
- 1963–Natsuhiko Kyogoku,Japanese author
- 1964–Martin Bella,Australian rugby league player
- 1964 –Martin Donnelly,Irish racing driver
- 1964 –Maria Miller,English businessman and politician,Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
- 1964 –Ulf Samuelsson,Swedish-American ice hockey player and coach
- 1965–Trey Azagthoth,American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1965 –Violeta Szekely,Romanian runner
- 1966–Michael Imperioli,American actor and screenwriter
- 1967–Jason Chaffetz,American politician
- 1968–Laurent Brochard,French cyclist
- 1968 –Kenny Chesney,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1968 –James Iha,American guitarist and songwriter
- 1969–Alessandro Moscardi,Italian rugby player
- 1970–Paul Bosvelt,Dutch footballer
- 1970 –Jelle Goes,Dutch footballer and coach
- 1970 –Thomas Kyparissis,Greek footballer
- 1970 –Martin McDonagh,English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director
- 1971–Martyn Day,Scottish politician
- 1971 –Erick Morillo,Colombian-American disc jockey, record label owner, and music producer (d. 2020)[31][32]
- 1971 –Rennae Stubbs,Australian tennis player and sportscaster
- 1971 –Paul Williams,English footballer and manager
- 1972–Leslie Mann,American actress
- 1972 –Jason Maxwell,American baseball player
- 1973–Larry Page,American computer scientist and businessman, co-founder ofGoogle
- 1973 –T. R. Knight,American actor
- 1974–Irina Spîrlea,Romanian tennis player
- 1974 –Vadimas Petrenko,Lithuanian footballer
- 1974 –Michael Peca,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1976–Amy Smart,American actress and former model
- 1976 –Alex Varas,Chilean footballer
- 1976 –Eirik Verås Larsen,Norwegian sprint kayaker[33]
- 1977–Kevin Davies,English footballer
- 1977 –Bianca Kajlich,American actress
- 1977 –Sylvain Grenier,Canadian wrestler
- 1978–Anastasia Kostaki,Greek basketball player
- 1979–Nacho Novo,Spanish footballer
- 1979 –Ben Blair,New Zealand rugby union footballer
- 1979 –Hiromi Uehara,Japanese pianist and composer
- 1979 –Pierre Womé,Cameroonian footballer
- 1979 –Juliana Paes,Brazilian actress
- 1980–Margaret Brennan,American journalist
- 1980 –Son Ho-young,South Korean singer
- 1980 –Richie Wellens,English footballer
- 1981–Sébastien Centomo,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 –Zayar Thaw,Burmese rapper and politician (d. 2022)[34]
- 1981 –Baruch Dego,Ethiopian-Israeli footballer
- 1981 –Massimo Donati,Italian footballer
- 1981 –Josh Wilson,American baseball player
- 1982–Mikel Arteta,Spanish footballer
- 1982 –Brendan Ryan,American baseball player
- 1982 –Nate Kaeding,American football player
- 1983–Andreas Hinkel,German footballer
- 1983 –Floriana Lima,American actress
- 1983 –Roman Bednář,Czech footballer
- 1983 –Mike Mondo,American wrestler
- 1984–Jimmy Howard,American ice hockey player
- 1984 –Drew Mitchell,Australian rugby player
- 1984 –Felix Neureuther,German skier
- 1984 –Marco Stier,German footballer
- 1984 –Gregory Strydom,Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1984 –Sara Jean Underwood,American model, television host, and actress
- 1985–Keira Knightley,English actress
- 1985 –Matt Grevers,American swimmer
- 1985 –Jonathan Groff,American actor and singer
- 1985 –Prosper Utseya,Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1986–Maxime Biset,Belgian footballer
- 1986 –Rob Kearney,Irish rugby player
- 1986 –Emma Laine,Finnish tennis player
- 1987–Kim Dong-suk,South Korean footballer
- 1987 –Jermichael Finley,American football player
- 1987 –Steven Fletcher,Scottish footballer
- 1989–Simon Kjær,Danish footballer
- 1989 –Von Miller,American football player[35]
- 1990–Choi Woo-shik,South Korean actor
- 1990 –Matteo Guidicelli,Filipino actor, model, singer and former kart racer[36]
- 1990 –Patrick Ekeng,Cameroonian footballer (d. 2016)
- 1990 –Yuya Takaki,Japanese idol, singer, dancer, model and actor
- 1990 –Xiumin,South Korean singer and actor
- 1991–Matt Davidson,American baseball player
- 1991 –Ramy Youssef,American actor and comedian[37]
- 1992–Nina Agdal,Danish model
- 1992 –Stoffel Vandoorne,Belgian racing driver
- 1994–Ryan Arcidiacono,American basketball player[38]
- 1994 –Alison Van Uytvanck,Belgian tennis player[39]
- 1994 –Paige VanZant,American mixed martial artist and model[40]
- 1994 –Jed Wallace,English footballer
- 1994 –Marcela Zacarías,Mexican tennis player[41]
- 1995–Ibai Llanos,Spanish internet personality[42]
- 1996–Zane Musgrove,New Zealand rugby league player
- 1996 –Kathryn Bernardo,Filipino actress[43]
- 1998–Satoko Miyahara,Japanese figure skater
- 2000–Andrei Svechnikov,Russian ice hockey player[44]
- 2001–Jameson Williams,American football player[45]
- 2003–Bhad Bhabie,American rapper and social media personality[46]
- 2004–Awra Briguela,Filipino actor and comedian[47]
- 2005–Ella Anderson,American actress[48]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 752–Pope-elect Stephen
- 809–Ludger,Frisianmissionary
- 903–Sugawara no Michizane,Japanese poet
- 908–Ai,emperor of theTang Dynasty(b. 892)
- 922–Mansur Al-Hallaj,Persian mystic and poet (b. 858)
- 929–Wang Du,Chinesewarlordand governor (jiedushi)
- 973–Guntram( "the Rich" ), Frankishnobleman
- 983–'Adud al-Dawla,Iranian ruler (b. 936)
- 1091–Wallada bint al-Mustakfi,Andalusian poet[49]
- 1130–Sigurd the Crusader,Norwegian king (b. 1090)
- 1132–Geoffrey of Vendôme,French cardinal and theologian (b. 1065)
- 1212–Sancho I of Portugal(b. 1154)
- 1242–William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
- 1324–Marie de Luxembourg, Queen of France(b. 1304)
- 1326–Alessandra Giliani,anatomist (b. c. 1307)
- 1350–Alfonso XI of Castile(b. 1312)
- 1402–David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay,heir to the throne of Scotland (b. 1378)[50]
- 1437–Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl,Scottish nobleman and regicide
- 1517–Heinrich Isaac,Flemish composer (b. 1450)
- 1535–Georg Tannstetter,Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1482)
- 1546–Thomas Elyot,English scholar and diplomat (b. 1490)
- 1566–Antonio de Cabezón,Spanish organist and composer (b. 1510)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1625–Giambattista Marini,Italian poet (b. 1569)
- 1649–John Winthrop,English lawyer and politician, 2ndGovernor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
- 1679–Johannes Schefferus,Swedish historian and author (b. 1621)
- 1697–Godfrey McCulloch,Scottish politician (b. 1640)
- 1726–John Vanbrugh,English playwright and architect, designedBlenheim PalaceandCastle Howard(b. 1664)
- 1772–Charles Pinot Duclos,French author and politician (b. 1704)
- 1776–Samuel Ward,American politician, 31st and 33rdGovernor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations(b. 1725)
- 1780–Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel(b. 1713)
- 1793–John Mudge,English physician and engineer (b. 1721)
- 1797–James Hutton,Scottish geologist and physician (b. 1726)
- 1814–Joseph-Ignace Guillotin,French physician and politician (b. 1738)
- 1827–Ludwig van Beethoven,German pianist and composer (b. 1770)
- 1858–John Addison Thomas,American lieutenant, engineer, and politician, 3rdUnited States Assistant Secretary of State(b. 1811)
- 1862–Uriah P. Levy,American commander (b. 1792)
- 1881–Roman Sanguszko,Polish general and activist (b. 1800)
- 1881 –Old Abe,8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry RegimentMascot (b. 1861)
- 1885–Anson Stager,American general and businessman, co-foundedWestern Union(b. 1825)
- 1888–Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar(b. 1837)
- 1892–Walt Whitman,American poet, essayist, and journalist (b. 1819)
1901–present[edit]
- 1902–Cecil Rhodes,English-South African colonialist, businessman and politician, 6thPrime Minister of the Cape Colony(b. 1853)
- 1905–Maurice Barrymore,American actor (b. 1849)
- 1910–Auguste Charlois,French astronomer (b. 1864)
- 1920–William Chester Minor,American surgeon and lexicographer (b. 1834)
- 1923–Sarah Bernhardt,French actress and screenwriter (b. 1844)
- 1926–Constantin Fehrenbach,German lawyer and politician,Chancellor of Germany(b. 1852)
- 1932–Henry M. Leland,American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founder ofCadillacandLincoln(b. 1843)
- 1934–John Biller,American jumper and discus thrower (b. 1877)
- 1940–Wilhelm Anderson,German-Estonian astrophysicist (b. 1880)
- 1940 –Spyridon Louis,Greek runner (b. 1873)
- 1942–Jimmy Burke,American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
- 1942 –Carolyn Wells,American novelist and poet (b. 1862)[51]
- 1945–David Lloyd George,English-Welsh lawyer and politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1863)
- 1951–James F. Hinkle,American banker and politician, 6thGovernor of New Mexico(b. 1864)
- 1954–Charles Perrin,French rower (b. 1875)
- 1957–Édouard Herriot,French politician,Prime Minister of France(b. 1872)
- 1957 –Max Ophüls,German-American director and screenwriter (b. 1902)
- 1958–Phil Mead,English cricketer and footballer (b. 1887)
- 1959–Raymond Chandler,American crime novelist and screenwriter (b. 1888)
- 1966–Victor Hochepied,French swimmer (b. 1883)
- 1966 –Cyril Hume,American novelist and screenwriter (b. 1900)[52][53]
- 1969–John Kennedy Toole,American novelist (b. 1937)
- 1973–Noël Coward,English playwright, actor, and composer (b. 1899)
- 1973 –Johnny Drake,American football player (b. 1916)
- 1979–Beauford Delaney,American-French painter (b. 1901)
- 1979 –Jean Stafford,American author and academic (b. 1915)
- 1980–Roland Barthes,French linguist and critic (b. 1915)
- 1983–Anthony Blunt,English historian and spy (b. 1907)
- 1984–Ahmed Sékou Touré,Guinean politician, 1stPresident of Guinea(b. 1922)
- 1987–Eugen Jochum,German conductor (b. 1902)
- 1987 –Walter Abel,American actor (b. 1898)
- 1990–Halston,American fashion designer (b. 1932)
- 1992–Barbara Frum,American-Canadian journalist and radio host (b. 1937)
- 1993–Louis Falco,American dancer and choreographer (b. 1942)
- 1995–Eazy-E,American rapper and producer (b. 1964)
- 1996–Edmund Muskie,American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58thUnited States Secretary of State(b. 1914)
- 1996 –David Packard,American engineer and businessman, co-foundedHewlett-Packard(b. 1912)
- 1996 –John Snagge,English journalist (b. 1904)
- 2000–Alex Comfort,English physician and author (b. 1920)
- 2002–Randy Castillo,American drummer and songwriter (b. 1950)
- 2003–Daniel Patrick Moynihan,American sociologist and politician, 12thUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations(b. 1927)
- 2004–Jan Sterling,American actress (b. 1921)
- 2005–James Callaghan,English lieutenant and politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1912)
- 2005 –Frederick Rotimi Williams,Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1920)
- 2006–Anil Biswas,Indian journalist and politician (b. 1944)
- 2006 –Paul Dana,American racing driver (b. 1975)
- 2006 –Nikki Sudden,English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)
- 2008–Robert Fagles,American poet and academic (b. 1933)
- 2008 –Manuel Marulanda,Colombian rebel leader (b. 1930)
- 2009–Shane McConkey,Canadian skier andBASEjumper (b. 1969)
- 2009 –Arne Bendiksen,Norwegian singer and composer (b. 1926)
- 2010–Charles Ryskamp,American art collector and curator (b. 1928)
- 2011–Roger Abbott,English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1946)
- 2011 –Geraldine Ferraro,American lawyer and politician (b. 1935)
- 2011 –Diana Wynne Jones,English author (b. 1934)[54]
- 2012–Sisto Averno,American football player (b. 1925)
- 2012 –Michael Begley,Irish carpenter and politician (b. 1932)
- 2012 –Thomas M. Cover,American theorist and academic (b. 1938)
- 2012 –David Craighead,American organist and educator (b. 1924)
- 2012 –Manik Godghate,Indian poet and educator (b. 1937)
- 2012 –Helmer Ringgren,Swedish theologian and academic (b. 1917)
- 2013–Tom Boerwinkle,American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1945)
- 2013 –Krzysztof Kozłowski,Polish journalist and politician,Polish Minister of Interior(b. 1931)
- 2013 –Dave Leggett,American baseball player (b. 1933)
- 2013 –Don Payne,American screenwriter and producer (b. 1964)
- 2014–Roger Birkman,American psychologist and author (b. 1919)
- 2014 –Dick Guidry,American businessman and politician (b. 1929)
- 2014 –Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball,English politician (b. 1928)
- 2015–Dinkha IV,Iraqi patriarch (b. 1935)
- 2015 –Friedrich L. Bauer,German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1924)
- 2015 –Tomas Tranströmer,Swedish poet, translator, and psychologistNobel Prizelaureate (b. 1931)
- 2016–Jim Harrison,American novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1937)
- 2018–Fabrizio Frizzi,Italian television presenter (b. 1958)
- 2023–María Kodama,Argentine writer and translator (b. 1937)[55]
- 2023 –Innocent Vareed Thekkethala,Indian actor and politician (b. 1948)[56]
- 2023 –Jacob Ziv,Israeli electrical engineer, developed theLZ familyof compression algorithms (b. 1931)[57]
- 2024–Esther Coopersmith,American diplomat,UNESCO goodwill ambassador(b. 1930)[58]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Christianfeast days:
- Independence Day and National Day(Bangladesh), celebrates the declaration of independence fromPakistanin 1971.
- Martyr's Day or Day of Democracy(Mali)
- Prince Kūhiō Day(Hawaii,United States)
- Purple Day(CanadaandUnited States)
- Synaxisof theArchangel Gabriel(Eastern Christianity)
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